EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - Disability cards

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

Interview of David CASA

EMPL Committee - Voting session

Press conference by David CASA and the EP Former Members' Association on their Proposals to the Conference on the Future of Europe

Press Conference of Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism

EP Plenary session - European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with parents of murdered Slovak journalist Ján KUCIAK and Maltese journalist Daphne CARUANA

20th anniversary of the LOW (Louise Weiss) building in Strasbourg

MEPs adopt the first EU-wide Disability Card and Parking Card for persons with disabilities during the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new rules, already agreed on by the Parliament and the Council, establishes an EU-wide disability card to make sure that, when travelling for a short period, people with disabilities have equal access to preferential conditions, such as reduced or zero entry fees, priority access and access to reserved parking. MEPs debate

Joint Debate - Disability cards: MEPs debate

MEPs are set to give their final green light on Wednesday to new legislation to protect EU journalists and media from political or economic interference. Plenary will discuss the draft European Media Freedom Act, agreed provisionally with the EU ministers in December 2023, on Tuesday afternoon. The new law will oblige member states to protect media independence from governmental, political, economic or private interference. It will ban all forms of interventions in editorial decisions and prevent the external pressuring of journalists to force them to disclose their sources or by targeting them with spyware. To increase media ownership transparency, all outlets regardless of their size will have to publish information about their owners and report on their receipt of state funding. MEPs debate.

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss the wellbeing and the protection of children in Europe, marking the International Day on the Rights of the Child. The Parliament also debate how to strengthen the Child Guarantee, two years after its adoption in 2021. MEPs discuss a report to reduce inequalities and increase social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families. In the text, Parliament calls for better integrated social, educational and employment services to help break the vicious circle of poverty and to protect children and their families at risk of poverty, in particular in times of crisis.

International Day on the Rights of the Child: MEPs debate

Following harassment and threats, Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered in a car bomb explosion on 16 October 2017. The outcry over the authorities’ handling of her murder investigation ultimately prompted the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. Critical of failings in the investigation, in December 2019, MEPs called on the European Commission to take action. Parliament takes stock of the state of the rule of law in Malta and speaks up for the safety and independence of journalists. First part of the MEPs debate.

Rule of Law in Malta, 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists: MEPs debate

The 2023 Rule of Law Report, including its 27 country chapters, examines developments across all Member States, both positive and negative, in four key areas for the rule of law: the justice system, the anti-corruption framework, media pluralism and freedom, and other institutional issues related to checks and balances. The country chapters, which rely on a qualitative assessment carried out by the Commission, analyse new developments since the previous Report and the follow-up to the challenges and developments identified in the 2022 edition.

2023 Annual Rule of law report: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on their position on rules to protect journalists, activists, academics, artists and researchers against legal actions aimed at silencing them. The draft directive provides minimum standards of protection from lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) in the EU through early dismissal of these cases, obliging the claimant to cover the costs of proceedings and not recognising third country judgements. The rules should apply in cross-border cases when the claimant and defendant are not based in the same country as the court or when the case is relevant to more than one member state and the disputed work can be accessed electronically. MEPs are also set to call on member states to ensure that SLAPP victims get legal, financial and psychological assistance. MEPs debate

Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings: MEPs debate

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs signs various COD LEX texts. Equal Pay Directive, Proposal for a Regulation on general product safety, amending Regulation Social Climate Fund (Fit for 55 package), greenhouse gas emission trading system,EU ETS Directive (Fit for 55 package), MRV Regulation (Fit for 55 package), Regulation establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, CBAM (Fit for 55 package), Directive on the exchange of information between the law enforcement authorities of Member States and repealing Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA, Information exchange between law enforcement authorities, Directive amending Directive 2003/25/EC as regards the inclusion of improved stability requirements and the alignment of that Directive with the stability requirements defined by the International Maritime Organisation, Ro-Ro passenger ships, Decision the European Parliament and the Council on a European Year of Skills.

Lex Signing ceremony: signature of Eleven COD LEX texts by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Jessika ROSWALL, Minister for EU Affairs, on behalf of the Swedish Presidency of the Council.

After the adoption by the European Parliament of the deals reached with EU countries in late 2022 on several key pieces of legislation that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”, Roberta METSOLA, EP President; Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Esther de LANGE (EPP, NL), David CASA (EPP, MT), Mohammed CHAHIM (S&D, NL), rapporteurs give a press conference. This is the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels in line with the European Climate Law.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President; Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Esther de LANGE (EPP, NL), David CASA (EPP, MT), Mohammed CHAHIM (S&D, NL), rapporteurs, on The revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and related files

CASA, David (EPP, MT)

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Joint Debate - Disability cards: MEPs debate

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act: MEPs debate

International Day on the Rights of the Child: MEPs debate

Rule of Law in Malta, 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists: MEPs debate

2023 Annual Rule of law report: MEPs debate

Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings: MEPs debate

Lex Signing ceremony: signature of Eleven COD LEX texts by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Jessika ROSWALL, Minister for EU Affairs, on behalf of the Swedish Presidency of the Council.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President; Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Esther de LANGE (EPP, NL), David CASA (EPP, MT), Mohammed CHAHIM (S&D, NL), rapporteurs, on The revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and related files

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EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - Disability cards

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

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EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

Interview of David CASA

EMPL Committee - Voting session

Press conference by David CASA and the EP Former Members' Association on their Proposals to the Conference on the Future of Europe

Press Conference of Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism

EP Plenary session - European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with parents of murdered Slovak journalist Ján KUCIAK and Maltese journalist Daphne CARUANA

20th anniversary of the LOW (Louise Weiss) building in Strasbourg

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Ġabra ta' ritratti

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